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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
ANOTHER YOUNG NAPOLEON.



SAco, Me-, Sept IA young Napoleon of
finance named Frank c. McNeilly, aged 10.
has disappeared from this city with S27g, 500
in money and securities belonging to the Saco
and Biddeford Savings institution, in which
he had been employed as clerk Only S.
500 of the plunder was in money, but S9l :
900 was in railroad municipal, and other sa
curties probably negotiable, while SisJ, 900
of United States registered bonds, coustitut.
ing the remainder of the Doodle will I've
worthless luggage to the thief McNeilly's
retirement from the bank under such circum-
stances is painful surprise to the confiding
officers, who had trusted him implicitly.
President Goodale of the bank, was inter
viewed by reporter. He says that the loss is
so much less than the surplus that the bank
will be perfectly safe, even if the amount
taken by the absconding clerk is never re.
covered The slS5, 600 in United States reg
istered bonds can not possibly be used by the
thief. The bank statement last May places
the surplus at little over S563, 900 Treas
urer < ely has posted notice outside the
bank stating that the bank is safe, and that
depostors need feel no alarm.
Detectives have been engaged and sent in
all directions. A dozen of McNeily's photo
graphs have been found in bank drawer
and have been placed in the hands of detect.
ives McNeilly is five feet eleven inches tall,
weighs AS pounds, has dark hair, smooth
face and fair complexion; stands very erect
when walking, is of good figure, and would
be called handsome When he left he had
on a light mixed coat, dark worsted trousers
and congress shoes, The ticket agent at the
Boston & Maine station at Biddeford is posi-
tive that McNeilly bought ticket there
Monday, but does not remember the destina
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
CATACLYSM IN TEXAS.
THIRTY-slx HOURS OF RAIN GRE
ATES GREAT HAVOC.

A Number of Stores and Their Contents
Carried Down Raging Torrent-Many
Dwellings Treated the Same Way and
Nearly Every House I'm Town Damaged
Railway Traffic Stopped.
MORGAN Tex, Sept 1.-THE hardest rain
that ever fell in this county was that which
began at $50 Monday night, and continued
without cessation until noon Wednesday.
The damage to farmers in the low valley
lands in every portion of the county is esti-
mated at thousand of dollars
The Texas Central and the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe railways are badly damaged, and
it will be many days before either of them
can move trains
The following business houses, with all the
goods, went down Bosque river: Sellers &
Hamilton's dry goods store; Sam Franks,
groceries; NJ McHall, groceries; j. H. JUS
tice, saddle-shop; Anderson furniture store,
and three cotton gins Nine residences were
washed away. Besides these houses which
are entirely gone, every house in the town is
damaged. Life is all that many of the citi-
zens have left.
At Whitney, twenty-five miles east, in Hill
county, number of houses were washed
away.
At Meridian man whose name could not
be learned was swimming to his house to try
and save some of the contents when the
water became too swift for his strength, fore
ing him into the current and drowning
him
Between here and Cleburne, distance of
thirty miles, there are eight washouts on the
Santa Fe road Three of the number are the
large iron bridges which span the Nolan
river at different points on the Texas Cen
trail between Morgan and Whitney. Two
large iron bridges which have stood the
storms for years are completely destroyed
Between here and Hico, on the Central
road, thirty-one miles distant, there are elev-
Ell bridges washed away.
The loss to the railroad is over s100,O 600
No estimate can yet be made of the loss in
small towns and to the farms.
Fort WORTH, Tex, Sept. Heavy rains
Wednesday have made the situation worse if
anything No trains are running on the
Santa Fe the Missouri Pacific, or the Hous-
ton & Texas Central at this point, except a
locomotive and caboose from towns near by
The Texas & Pacific west and the Fort
Worth q Denver are still intact but a bad
| washout on the Texas & Pacific east,
between Dallas and Fort Worth, is holding
| western trains A north-bound Missouri Pa
| cific is held between two washouts south of
| here, below Alvarado Missouri Pacific trains
from the north are running from Denuison to
Mineola, and thence through to San Antonio.
1t is thought the damage on some of the roads
| will be repaired by Friday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
THE Denver Ne,cs thinks Gov. Rusk

THE Denver Neus thinks Gov Rusk of
the republican presidential nomination.
1t SAYS Blaine would be defeated by
Cleveland, or any other safe democratic
nomination, much more easily than in
1884, and the event would not hinge as
then upon the upper counties of the EN-
pire state, because the close states of the
west. with the assistance of the American
party, would declare against him. i.
John Shermans candidacy grows weaker
with time. 1t reached the apex of its
strength about the time of his conservs>
tive Nashville address, when Malone,
Cameron and other old stalwarts espoused
his cause. Abandoning, therefore. both
Blaine and Sherman as non-availahIe
candidates, because each has been can
didate too long, and Gov Rusk stands
out as the available man with a name as
homely and substantial as western log
cabin and a career as wholesome as the
ripening wheat field which grows beside it
challenging In its honesty the kisses of the
sun. From private to general in the war,
member of congress. and governor of his
own state, and the successful conqueror
of the Milwaukee anarchists. Governor
Rusk has had sufficient career-and not
too much-for a presidential candidate
Essentially a man of the people, he
would be strong where Blaine and Sher-
man are mistrusted and while not a sim
gle one of the democratic states would
flock to his banner, yet he would hold
together the republican vote and make of
it decent and a useful opposition. Look
out for Rusk If Wisconsin goes behind
him, Us now seems probable, New York
may follow suit and thus dispose forever
of Sherman and Blaine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

FINDLAY, Ohio, Sept "Wednesday morn
ing Harry Carlton, who was employed as
cook at the Eagle restaurant was discharged
He came blck later in the day in an intoxi-
Gated condition and began quarreling with
Sam Pense, the bartender, whom be accused
of being the cause of his dismissal One word
brought on another, and Carlton struck at
Pense and then went out into the alley in the
rear of the restaurant. Pense followed, and
on his way out picked up five-pound scale
weight. In the alley the quarrel was renewed,
and Pense struck Carlton on the left temple
with the iron weight, fracturing his skull and
infiicting injuries from which he died at 9
o'clock in the evening, After striking Carlton
Pense went into the restaurant, drew his
money and skipped out He has not yet been
captured, but officers are in pursuit.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
KENDALL WAS TOO RELENTLESS:
Public Opinion Condemning the Recent
Attack on the Ute Indians

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Heralds Denver
special says: Nothing of an exciting nature
came from the front Wednesday, and the i'm
preston gains gror.nd that the war is ended
1t is reported that troops have been sent
northwest from Fort Lewis, in southwsstc
Colorado, to reinforce the military at Fort
Duchesne, but this lH'ks probability, Us the
Fort Lewis troops are in another department,
and Fort Steele or Russell in Wyoming
would be called on. The Ties admit the loss
of fifteen bucks, two squaws and one pap
poose There has been quite change IN
public sentiment here, and the whole affair
receives much condemnation 1t is believed
that had Sheriff Kendall been less relentless
in his pursuit and attack all bioolshed would
have been avoided and the UteS forced to
leave They have no treaty rights which
permit them to hunt in Colorado. and it was
only by sufferanee that they have roamed that
country since the Thornburg massacre in
1873
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
CONptNSEp NEWS.

The public debt was decreased about IS, 900,
900 in August.
A loss of sloo. go was caused by the burn
ing of the St. Louis car-wheel works
Mrs Jennie Twitchell, founder and man
aver of the Cincinnati Newsboys' home, i.
| dead
The saw-mill of Kimball g. Clark, neal
Hurley Wis, was burned Wednesday. Loss
| 100000
The collections Of internal revenues fol-
August in the Peoria, Ills, district amounted
to over 100000.
Mendoza, Ills, has gas well only ninety
\ feet deep, with a pressure of twenty-foul
| pounds to the inch.
Nineteen suits for damages growing out o.
the Chatsworth disaster, aggregating Sl27,
500, have been entered in the Peoria circuit
court
Most of the millers in Minneapolis hay,
been Obliged to put their steam engines a
work, the supply of water in the Mississippi
| being insufficient
The business men of Fort Wayne, Ind, in
tend to get supply of natural gas by pipe
line from Blackford county, Indiana. TIL,
cost will be 100000
George S Hall, farmer of Macomb coun
ty, Michigan, was burned to death in liv
ery-stable fire at Detroit, Mich, early
| Wednesday morning.
The Bonapartes, Jerome Napoleon and hi
son Victor, decline the invitation of ex-Em
press Eugene to be present at the removal o.
the remains other husband and son in Eng
land
The commissioners on the part of tn
United States to settle the fishery question
have not yet been appointed. The state de
partment believes that final adjustment
will be effected without difficulty
| Heavy rains on Tuesday inundated Waco
| Tex, and raised the water in the Brazos rive
eighteen feet higher than it has been for tire,
years. MANY cattle have been drowned anC
trains are delayed by the destruction of rail
road bridges,
The receipts at the Chicago stock yards TO
the last eight months amount to l, 4S4. 772 cat
tie, 3, 1877, 400 hrgs. and S10,027 sheep A
compared with last year they show an in
crease of 23S, 664 cattle, an increase Of 2i4,
335 sheep, and decrease of 920, 2:2'f hogs.
| At parliamentary election for the NORTH
division of Huntington, England, Mr. Eel
loves, Conservative, was reelected, but ONLY
by 2S5 majority. At the previous election h
had no opposition, and the Gladstoneites con
slider their defeat by so small margin equiv
alent to a victory.
a quarrel about mines near Tres PiedraS
N M, the other day, resulted in the KILN:
Of Harvey Meade, of Aledo, lis, and 10
1
Harvey. A Mr. Hands was fatally wounded
and Fred Meade then wrested Albert's riff
from him and killed him
A mob of 10000 persons collected at tn
prison in Paris where PranZni, the murderer
of two women and child, WINS TO be guile
tined at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning
Pranzini refused to confess and fought witt
the executioners, but was quickly overpow
cred His head was buried and the bod,
given to the doctors
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept "Wednesday
afternoon the Wisconsin Central train left
the Union station. and upon arriving at the
trestle work near Hamms brewery came in
collision with wild engine of the St Paul &
Duluth road The engine was run by En-
gineer Sinks, who had orders to keep clear Of
regular trains The Wisconsin Central train
was regular and on time, and Sinks had his
time card in his pocket and is responsible for
the collision. Both engineers were so badly
injured that they can hardly recover. No
PASSENGERS were hurt.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

New YORK, Sept Mrs Thurber, the
chief promoter of the late National Opera
company, has issued a card to the public say
ing that those interested in the enterprise
| think it best to let the institution remain in
abeyance for some months, until the debt Of
the bankrupt concern can be settled honora-
| bly, The idea will not be abandoned and as
soon as possible opera will again be produced
in English. A distinguished European mu-
stefan has been engaged optionally to take
charge whenever his services are required
which it is hoped will be not later than next
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.


HARTFORD, Conn, Sept 1.-The great
feature of Wednesdays racing at Charter
OAK park was The special stake race for SIC,
100, IN which the flyers Patron, Prince
Wilkes, Loretta F.. Astral, Myrtle and Dan
were entered. Patron won in three straight
heats Wilkes being second and Loretta F.
third The time was ara. PIT, 2:lS.
White Socks took the purse in the 2:225 class;
best time, 2:2L The 2::224 pace was won by
liderim; best time, 2:25.
CHICAGO, Sept 1.-The events at the West
Side Driving park Wednesday were won as
follows: Quotation, Z mile, :l6; Lucy John.
son, mile, :43; Whseler T., u mile, l;I414
Lucy Howard, Is mile, l:U214 Revoke, u
mile %
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
The o'Grady Evictions Completed.

DUBLIs, Sept. The evictions from the
O'drady estate at Herbertstown were con
clu,lei Wednesday. There was great deal
of suppressed excitement, but no riotng The
bailiffs refused to allow bedridden women to
be reinstated as caretskerS and several women
in that state were carried out of their houses
upon their beds and laid upon the roadside
William O'Bren was present and denounced
0'Grady as a worthless sOt and highway
robber. The government. OBren said, in
stead of muzzling the ruffian OGradv, lent
its soldiers and police 20 protect his cowardly
carcass and throw old women in u dying con
dition upon the dlng-eill
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

PENNINGTON, Ne, Sept Rev. John
Allen. noted for his revival work at camp
meetings, died on the East Livermore camp
meeting grounds Wednesday of exhaustion
consequent upon preaching sermon of great
length Tuesday night. He was % years old,
and had attended 374 camp-meetings, going
10 the first when IL years old to scott, but be-
ing converted there One of his daughters is
the mother of Lillian Norton Cover, the
noted songstresS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

cratic state eonven-
ton was called tc
order by the chair
man of the state
committee, Dalla.
Sanders. I b er G
was great interest
in the convention
exhibited by mem
bers of all parties,
because of the &C
ton it might take
on the tariff ques-
ton, there being
understood to be q
fight going on be-
tween the Randall
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
THE St. Louis 6loss- Democrat prints

THE St. Louis Globe Democrat prints q
gauzy story about natural son of 10
seph Smith. the Mormon prophet. whose
mother, an English woman OF wealth,
was the prophets spiritual wife. and who
educated her son at Oxford in view OF
the promise of his father that he should
IN the fullness of time, become the head
of the Mormon church. This son, if be
ever existed, should now be forty-five
years old, and the story is to the effect
that he is to be sprung upon the Nor
mons as their hereditary president, thus
cutting off the noses of the other numer-
Gus Smiths
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
COWARD AND MlScREANT.
He Misses His Wife, But Fortunately Takes
His Own Worthless Life.


BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sept lotto Scharff,
a timer, aged 81, living at SOB Park avenue,
has lived very unhappily with his wife since
their marriage five years ago. on account Of
his violent temper and extreme jealousy. He
frequently deserted her. and during his per
iods of absence she supported herself and two
children by sewing Wednesday night Scharfl
came in after six weeks absence and pro
tessed penitence. He asked his wife if she
would forgive him and live with him again
Mrs. Scharff, who was busy at sewing-ma-
chine, refused to listen to him. This angered
him, and, grabbing her by the hair, hi
dragged her into the adjoining bedroom
where he drew pistol and fired at her. The
bullet struck the wall, but the woman tainted
from fright and fell across the bed Scharff
thinking he had killed her, placed the weapon
to his own head and fired, killing himself al
most instantly.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

NEW YORK, Sept. IAN afternoon paper
announces that Henry Willard, acting for a
Berlin syndicate, has bought from the Ore
gon Transcontinental company s., 000, 900 of
its Oregon Navigation stock. This will re-
lieve the Transcoutinental company of the
embarrassment said to have recently beset it.
1t is the important transaction that Mr. Viii
lard has figured in since his return to Wall
street
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
COLE YOUNGER'S ADVICE.


Probably Knows How 1t Isl
ST. Cloud, Mimi, Sept 1.-The following
letter was received Tuesday by an ex-convict
of the state prison, from the pen of Coleman
Younger, one of the noted Mortified robbers.
The letter is dated Saltwater, Aug. q, and
signed Cole Younger"
Wen, my boy, | will try and answer your
letter Hope you have been true to yourself
and friends, and NAV live a long and happy
life If you don't forget your promise to me,
you will recover all that you lost, and don't
see why you should not he happy You
promised to taste not of the wine when it is
red
Get a good, noble, true woman for a wife,
and settle down and raise little family and
thus help to increase the population of the
northwest Don't grow old like one with no
one to love or to love you but be up and do
ing. You have the ability-if you will pull
yourself together and say, 1 wilr-to do any
thing. Beware of whisky. 1t will down any
man that sticks to it in time
a am glad to hear public sentiment at St
Cloud was 50 favorable to us
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 1.-The presi-
dent has issued proclamation allowing the
free entry of the arms, munitions, and bag
gage of such foreign military organizations
as may desire to participate in the national
military encampment and drill to be held in
Chicago in October next, upon satisfactory
assurances being given that none of the arti-
cles shall be held or permitted to remain in
this en,lntry
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

HALIFAX, N S, Sent. i.-Cruisers are on
the watch for the schooner Senator Frye, of
Gloucester, charged with SEEMING mackerel
last week within three miles of Cape Bre on
coast, near Sydney. 1t Is said however, that
the vessel is on her way home, as the captain
knows that the authorities are watching for
him for the violation of the fishing laws.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

LONDON, Sept 1-Advices from Sofia say
that rumors are current there that Prince
Ferdinand intends making European tour.
The officials of the government and the mill
tary ofiiceis feel themselves seriously ag-
grieved by the hasteur which characterizes
the priuce's intercourse with them,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

y ''10 fe1E'1'@e@'1
and and anti Randall men-or the protection
lists and tariff reformers. Congressman Scott
represented the tariff reformers and appeared
as delegate. The boxes were filed with the
most prominent members of the party in the
state and on the stage were 200 weli-known
politicians, among them United States Mar
shall A Fl. Dill, Ex-Governor A. G. Curtin,
and Hon. W. u Hensel, ex-chairman of the
state committee
The usual preliminary business was rapid
" transacted, and then recess until $50 p
M was taken the vote on the matter being
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

LONDON, Sept. Sir Henry Roscoe, mem
Der of parliament for Manchester and pres-
dent of the British Association of Chemists,
in his address to that body on the opening of
its annual invention at Manchester Wednes-
day, declared that it was necessary that Eng
should awake from her slumber if she would
maintain her commercial and industrial su-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

CHICAGO Sept Following is the record
of the league base ball clubs on Wednesday
At Boston-Detroit :. Boston 6; at New York
New York 9, Indianapolis L; at Philadel-
phia-Pittsburg 4, Philadelphia ).
American association: At Cincinnati-Cin-
cinnati 5, Athletic 3; at Cleveland-Balti,
more ? Cleveland / at St Lous-iSt. Louis
&, Brooklyn I; at Louisville-Louisville %,
Metropolitan IL.
Northwestern league: At Des Moines-Des
MONIES i, Milwaukee 3; at Minneapolis-M Min
neapolis II, Eau Claire II; at St Paul-St
Paul ,, Duluth l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Sept THE Jour
nails Aberdeen, d. T, special says: The Mil
waukee road has instructed its agent here t.
bill wheat in carload lots to Chicago a
25 cents per 100, the same to be miled il
transit at Minneapolis Wheat in Brown
county will average thirty bushels to th,
acre
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01
Gen. Milas' Leg Brokeu.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept 1.-Gen. Mel.
son Miles had his right leg broken at the
ankle Tuesday night by being thrown from a
coach near here Several other passengers
were slightly injured
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept lit is made pub
lie by tue filing of documents in the record
er's office that the Central Pacific Railroad
company has mortgaged its entire property,
including land grants, railroads, rolling stock
piers, water front, etc, to secure an issue OF
$40, 0OJ, 900 per cent. bonds, payable il
fifty years from Oct. l, 1886 The main
fact revealed by the transaction is that
$40, 600 600 of bonds were authorized to be
issued in January, 1sS5, to pay floating
debts of the company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept There is an al
most universal opinion among railroad men
that T. F. Oaks, of the Northern Pacific, will
be elected its president, and that he will have
full and undivided control of the interests of
the corporation. 1t is argued that no man
can satisfactorily take instructions from a
man in New York while himself on the
ground of operations, and therefore better
Judge of the necessities
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

WEBSTER, d. T., Sept 1.-As Mrs. Au-
gust Schultz, residing two miles west of Bris-
toll, in Day county, was entering the cattle
corral near home Wednesday she was set
upon by young bull and gored in the side
and abdomen in such a manner as to render
her recovery impossible.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

BOsTON, Sept lit is said that eight
members of the Boston base ball club have
been fined So for drinking and frequenting
places where liquor is sold. 1t is also stated
that the eight men were cautioned that a
repetition of the offense with which they
We're charged would bring about their dis
rnisSal from the club
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 1.-The secre-
tary of the navy has ordered a trial trip of
the new cruiser Boston, now at New York.
The trial will be six hours under full steam in
Long Island sound, and will take place in a
day or two.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

SOFIA, Sept IN. Stambuloff has sue
ceeded in bringing together ministry con-
strueted as follows: Stambuloff, premier and
minister of the interior; Natchievics, minis
ter of foreign affairs; Stoiloff, minister Of
justice; Mutkuroff. minister of war; Zuikoff,
minister of education, and Nikiforoff, minis
ter of finance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

Consult comfort. durability. ease,
cheapness, lightness, and. strength; aye,
beauty: and put Rice Coil Spring on
your carriage. 1t will give you a thrill
of Joy every time you ride in it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-01

looked upon as a
sort of test of Ran
dall's strength IN
the convention, he
having moved To
make the hour 1 p.
III. The chairman
could not decide the
vote upon the ayes
and noes being TAX
ell and agreement
on $3.50 was reached.
The committee on
platform went into
session immediately
cd - ,, ia r.,